rrufe

Albanian

Etymology

Likely closely related to Thracian ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, “spear, javelin; sword”) and Bulgarian рофия (rofija, “lightning”).[1][2][3]

Noun

rrufé f (plural rrufé, definite rruféja, definite plural rrufétë)

  1. lightning, lightning bolt
    Synonym: vetëtim
  2. (figurative) great threat, curse
    Synonyms: kërcënim, mallkim

Declension

Declension of rrufe
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rrufe rrufeja rrufe rrufetë
accusative rrufenë
dative rrufeje rrufesë rrufeve rrufeve
ablative rrufesh

Adjective

rrufe

  1. very fast, lightning-fast
    Synonym: i rrufeshëm

Adverb

rrufe

  1. very quickly, lightning-fast
    Synonym: vetëtimthi

References

  1. ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985), “rhomphaia”, in Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians] (Bulgarische Sammlung; 5) (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, page 13
  2. ^ Katičić, Radoslav (1976), Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 152
  3. ^ Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рофия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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